Your holiday pay, worked out
See how many holiday days you earn and what they are worth, whether you are salaried or paid by the hour.
- Holiday Act rules
- Salaried and hourly
- Free, nothing stored
Holiday supplement earned (1%)
4,800 DKK
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Salary in the period | 480,000 |
| Holiday days with full salary | 25.0 |
| Holiday supplement at 1% | 4,800 |
Salaried staff keep their salary during holiday and get a 1% supplement on top. Many contracts add a sixth holiday week (feriefridage).
How it's calculated
- 2.08 days a month. You earn 2.08 paid holiday days for every month you work, up to 25 days (5 weeks) a year.
- Concurrent holiday. Days are earned from 1 September to 31 August and can be used as soon as they are earned, until 31 December the following year.
- Salaried staff. You keep your salary during holiday and receive a holiday supplement of 1% of your salary.
- Hourly workers. You receive holiday pay of 12.5% of your earnings instead of salary when you take holiday.
Figures used
| Figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Days earned | 2.08 per month, 25 per year | Ferieloven |
| Holiday pay, hourly | 12.5% of earnings | Ferieloven |
| Holiday supplement, salaried | 1% of salary | Ferieloven |
| Holiday year | 1 September to 31 August | borger.dk |
Questions
What happens to unused holiday?
Up to 5 days above 20 can be transferred to the next year by written agreement with your employer. Otherwise unused holiday pay may be paid out or go to the labour market holiday fund.
What is the sixth holiday week?
Feriefridage are extra days many collective agreements and contracts give on top of the 25 legal days. They are not in the Holiday Act itself.
I am leaving my job. What happens?
Earned holiday pay is settled when you leave. Hourly workers' pay is held in FerieKonto until you take the days or apply for it.
Related
Last checked October 2026. Based on the Holiday Act. Collective agreements and contracts can give more.